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Successful Failures
“Would you like me to give you a formula for success? It’s quite simple, double your rate of failure.” –Thomas Watson (CEO of IBM) I don’t know about you, but I personally hate making mistakes. I hate feeling humiliated, incompetent, or unsuccessful. On the other...
Run Your Household Like A Great Company
Starbucks has become renowned for their atmosphere of impeccable customer service. In fact, just go online and you will find a wealth of books written about business principles that made Starbucks such a success. But if you have been to a Starbucks lately, you know...
Live Your Life That the Fear of Death Can Never Enter Your Heart
Live your life that the fear of death can never enter your heart. Trouble no one about their religion. Respect others in their view, and demand that they respect yours. Love your life, perfect your life, beautify all things in your life. Seek to make your life long...
What Are You Resisting?
Until he was 29 years old, Eckhart lived in a near-permanent state of severe anxiety and suicidal depression. He was miserable, living in a constant state of internal turmoil and self-torturous thoughts. One night before his 30th birthday, he was awakened by a panic...
Nature-Deficit Disorder
Thank you to my good friend and colleague, Dr. Tracy Weyer, for inspiring this post. According to the US Environmental Protection Agency in 2020, Americans spend about 90% of their lives indoors. After the shelter-in-place orders were instituted, we saw more and more...
A Non-Anxious Presence
Several years ago a mentor of mine used a term I had not heard before—he said he wanted to be a “non-anxious presence” for people. I didn’t really get it at first, but after years of hearing him talk about this, I think I am finally beginning to understand why it is...
Jose Alvarenga—Surviving More Than A Year Lost At Sea
If you have never heard of Jose Alvarenga, you will want to hear his incredible story of survival at sea. I first heard this story last year while reading 438 Days—by Jonathan Franklin. El Salvador 1975 Jose Alvarenga was born in Garita Palmera, Ahuachapán, El...
